The Army soon had scores of underlings — housecats joined the Movement by the handful and locked their "owners" out of their own houses. Two Siamese and the Oriental Shorthair infiltrated a nearby radio station, "took care of" the employees, and soon the entire Movement was in control of the local radio waves. House after house fell prey to the swarm of revolutionary felines, and in just half an hour, the whole town was owned by the cats. Humans were locked out of office buildings, cars, and trapped in elevators.

It had just begun: with control of the radio station, the word was spread to all cats via constant broadcasts. "We have taken over," the radio mewed. "Join the Movement and create the New Order; human resistance is futile!" Of course, the humans listening to the broadcasts couldn't understand a word and would switch to a different station, thinking it was a prank... But they were too late, the word was out. In under an hour, the nearby towns of Lakeville, Farnham and Bushnell had fallen to the Movement, and it was just gaining momentum. Ashtabula, Geneva, Jefferson, and soon Painesville, Chardon and as far south as Champion had fallen to the feline invasion. After the cats overran a TV station and a few more radio stations near Euclid, it wasn't long before the Revolution reached Cleveland.

But in the center of the city, a surprise waited: the invading felines were amazed to discover large groups of dogs and squirrels gathered in Jacobs Field, talking amongst themselves. When a cat who could translate Canish and Sciurese stepped forward, a large German Shepherd explained that the dog and squirrel populations of Cleveland had figured out what was happening and wanted to join paws with the feline Revolution. A quick vote among the cats lead to acceptance of the proposed coalition, and the Cleveland Cooperation Compact was signed by the Feral General, the German Shepherd and a squirrel (they were Socialists and had no official leaders). The dog squadrons would assist with the fight on the ground and work crowd control; the cats would continue with propaganda and direct the Movement; the squirrels would be the eyes of the sky and go on reconnaissance missions too dangerous for any cat or dog.

...and that is how Animalia was established. Yes, kids, I remember it like it was yesterday...I haven't forgetten a moment of those terrifying days. Children, I know you're young, but this is important: you must treat every animal with the respect it deserves, for the precedent set by the cats could be picked up anywhere by any animal...